The Detroit Pistons Community & Social Responsibility mission is to use the game of basketball as a vehicle for change that will inspire and impact the community. The four pillars of focus are education, health & fitness, mentoring and equality, with the flagship program of Basketball for All serving as the primary community initiative. The Detroit Pistons foundation administers funds for charitable purposes in the metro Detroit region.

  • Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores’ Be Impactful program provides game night experience for Flint kids for second straight season 

    Impactful program provides game night experience for Flint kids for second straight season 

  • article-image: How Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores provides the full game-night experience to Flint kids through ‘Be Impactful’ program  

    How Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores provides the full game-night experience to Flint kids through ‘Be Impactful’ program  

    Laughing children played games and dribbled basketballs recently on the YMCA of Greater Flint indoor cour

  • article-image: Why the Detroit Pistons partnered with Joey Chestnut, Gleaners and Kroger to combat food insecurity in southeast Michigan

    Why the Detroit Pistons partnered with Joey Chestnut, Gleaners and Kroger to combat food insecurity in southeast Michigan

    Legendary competitive eater Joey Chestnut and Marvin Bagley III led efforts to pack several hundred bags of food to be distributed

  • article-image: How the Detroit Pistons recognized Black History Month, the importance of HBCUs  

    How the Detroit Pistons recognized Black History Month, the importance of HBCUs  

    The LCA concourse was transformed into “The Yard” to bring awareness to the importance of Black fraternities and sororities in the Historically Black Colleges and Universities community.

  • article-image: How Tom Gores’ decision to move Detroit Pistons downtown helped catalyze sweeping $2.5 billion development partnership with Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University

    How Tom Gores’ decision to move Detroit Pistons downtown helped catalyze sweeping $2.5 billion development partnership with Henry Ford Health, Michigan State University

    At a Wednesday morning news conference at the Henry Ford Detroit Pistons Performance Center, Gores, Henry Ford Health, the Pistons and Michigan State University announced plans to invest $2.5 billion over the next decade

  • article-image: HENRY FORD HEALTH, TOM GORES & DETROIT PISTONS, AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR MULTIBILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENT IN DETROIT’S NEW CENTER

    HENRY FORD HEALTH, TOM GORES & DETROIT PISTONS, AND MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY ANNOUNCE PLANS FOR MULTIBILLION DOLLAR DEVELOPMENT IN DETROIT’S NEW CENTER

    A sweeping community development sponsored by Henry Ford Health, Tom Gores and the Detroit Pistons, and Michigan State University intends to invest $2.5 billion over the next decade

  • article-image: How the Detroit Pistons ended the Season of Giving by surprising some holiday shoppers with needed grocery assistance 

    How the Detroit Pistons ended the Season of Giving by surprising some holiday shoppers with needed grocery assistance 

    Detroit Pistons players Kevin Knox and Rodney McGruder, both dressed in the familiar blue Kroger apron, greeted shoppers for the final event of the franchise’s Season of Giving.

  • article-image: Pistons Owner Tom Gores To Provide More Than 10,000 Toys, Bicycles and Tablets to Michigan Families in Need

    Pistons Owner Tom Gores To Provide More Than 10,000 Toys, Bicycles and Tablets to Michigan Families in Need

    Thanks to a generous contribution from Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores, more than 10,000 toys, bicycles and tablets will be distributed to families in Detroit, Flint and surrounding neighborhoods this holiday season.

  • article-image: Tom Gores Pledges $350,000 to Youth at SAY Detroit

    Tom Gores Pledges $350,000 to Youth at SAY Detroit

    Platinum Equity founder and Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores announced a $350,000 commitment to SAY Detroit, which includes funding earmarked to create a new media center

  • article-image: How Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores ignited an entrepreneurial spirit in SAY Detroit youth’s T-shirt designs

    How Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores ignited an entrepreneurial spirit in SAY Detroit youth’s T-shirt designs

    The Detroit Pistons standout gave the ultimate endorsement to the apparel designs created by SAY Detroit teenagers.

  • article-image: With antisemitism on the rise, the Detroit Pistons are honoring Jewish heritage  

    With antisemitism on the rise, the Detroit Pistons are honoring Jewish heritage  

    During a time when powerful voices are amplifying dangerous antisemitic messaging, Detroit Pistons Vice Chairman Arn Tellem is proudly telling his story and representing his Jewish faith.

  • article-image: Why the Detroit Pistons’ are using the Season of Giving to bring awareness to chronic absenteeism in schools

    Why the Detroit Pistons’ are using the Season of Giving to bring awareness to chronic absenteeism in schools

    Detroit Gompers Elementary-Middle School students lined up to witness the Detroit Pistons spread a little holiday cheer Wednesday.

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